A couple of empty-nesters have decided to put their world-famous house on the market. Sorry, Kevin McCallister, this is no longer your home, so you can’t defend it. John and Cynthia Abendshien are selling their red-brick, 4,250-sq.-ft. Georgian house for $2.4 million. The Abendshiens purchased the property, located in Winnetka, 20 miles outside of Chicago
Continue reading …Phenomena such as Twilight and Teen Mom have shown the true, semi-shocking breadth of their influence in the government’s analysis of baby-naming last year. Isabella and Jacob, names of the female protagonist and her handsome werewolf from Twilight, reign supreme on the list for the second straight year. (Sorry, Team Edward.) True, Twilight’s Jacob, played
Continue reading …While men often receive the short end of the stick, being stereotyped as commitment-phobic, they’re certainly not shy about letting their feelings be made known. A study appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that found that two-thirds of men in heterosexual relationships said those three little words first, often a full six
Continue reading …Live Like a Reality-Star Heiress: Rent Paris Hilton’s House for $20,000 a Month
May 5, 2011 No CommentIf you’ve always wanted to live like Paris Hilton—though we aren’t sure why you would—now you have a shot. Hilton’s Hollywood Hills home is up for rent at a mere $20,000 a month. And since the hotel heiress purchased the bachelorette pad for $3.865 million in 2007, maybe $20,000 is a great price for a
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Ashley Greene talks about embracing the fashion, music and socializing of the ’80s for her new nostalgia film, ‘Skateland.’ (May 5)
Continue reading …Stiff someone on a tip? Somewhere out there, a deliveryman is telling the world how cheap you are. (More on NewsFeed: See how a delivery person saved a woman’s life.) Larry Fox, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will make sure bad tippers are outed as he chronicles the hard life of those underpaid deliverymen many barely
Continue reading …First came ice cream in London made with breast milk. Not odd enough for you? How about breast milk cheese? This new creation, on display as part of New York University graduate student Miriam Simun’s temporary art installation dubbed “The Lady Cheese Shop,” aims to start a conversation about the ethics of modern biotechnologies. NewsFeed
Continue reading …Journalists and government officials aren’t the only ones keeping busy after Osama bin Laden’s death. Late-night hosts (and their writing staffs) are having a bin Laden field day, as evidenced by Tuesday night’s clips. In the above Daily Show clip, Jon Stewart accuses Pakistan’s former president, Pervez Musharraf, of lying about bin Laden’s whereabouts. On
Continue reading …To re-energize a stripped-down lifestyle, nudist organizations are shifting their focus from the elderly to a more, ahem, attractive demographic. But do naked communities appeal to a post-boomer generation? If you think that nudist resorts are for people your grandparents’ age (but not your grandparents specifically — oh no, erase those images right now!), you’re
Continue reading …The Newlywed Game Was On to Something: Knowledge About Partner is Key in Relationships
May 4, 2011 No CommentIf you ever turn to a therapist for advice on relationship skills, he or she is bound to tell you that communication is key. But a recent study shows that in fact, other more practical skills are predictors of overall satisfaction. Knowledge of one’s partner and life skills are much better predictors of average satisfaction
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